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Downloading ebrary e-books to your e-reader: using the JWU Library and Adobe Digital Editions

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Downloading ebrary e-books to your e-reader

Using the JWU Library and Adobe Digital Editions

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ebrary ->e-reader: overview

• This tutorial may seem long, but it takes about 10 minutes,

• AND... you only have to do the hard stuff once.

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ebrary ->e-reader: overview

• Why do this?• Access to over 70,000 ebooks through ebrary

– Including books on Business, Computers, Science, and Law.

• Read our e-books like books– Rather than sitting at your computer.

• No need to worry about returning books– Once the loan period is over, the ebook automatically

goes away.

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ebrary ->e-reader : overview

Here are the steps in a nutshell1. Create an Adobe ID2. Create a ebrary profile3. Find an ebrary ebook in the JWU Library databases4. Download the book5. Sync to your e-reader

Now we will show you how to do this…

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ebrary ->e-reader part 1: registering with Adobe

1. If on a home computer, download and install Adobe Digital Editions

2. Run Adobe Digital Editions– If you don’t have an Adobe ID already, then sign up for one.

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ebrary ->e-reader part 1: registering with Adobe

1. If on a JWU computer, access Adobe Digital Editions from the start menu

2. Run Adobe Digital Editions– This requires login & activation– If you don’t have an Adobe ID already, then sign up for one.

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ebrary ->e-reader part 2: registering with ebrary

1. Go to your library homepage: 2. Go to Databases (A-Z) List

– (Other campus websites can be accessed from http://library.jwu.edu/)

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ebrary ->e-reader part 2: registering with ebrary

• Go to ebrary through the library Databases (A-Z) List

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ebrary ->e-reader part 2: registering with ebrary

• Click “Sign In”, and create an account if necessary.

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ebrary ->e-reader part 3: finding your book

• Browse or search for a book• Open the book• Click Download

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ebrary ->e-reader part 4: downloading your book

• Select “Special Format” and click “OK”• choose either Open with Adobe Digital Editions or

Save file to open later.

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ebrary ->e-reader part 5: sync the book to your device

• Open book in Adobe Digital Editions

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ebrary ->e-reader part 5: sync the book to your device

• Connect your ebook reader via USB

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ebrary ->e-reader part 5: sync the book to your device

• Drag and drop your e-book to your device

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ebrary ->e-reader part 5: sync the book to your device

• Now enjoy your e-book!

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ebrary ->e-reader: More methods to try

• This was only the ebrary e-reader method

– Which covers all e-readers except for Amazon Kindle

• There are also ways to get ebrary on your:

– iPhone / iPad

– Kindle Fire

– AND many other devices, by downloading selected PDFs of the chapters

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ebrary ->e-reader: Need Help?

• Contact Digital Services Librarian, David Meincke

([email protected])

• Ask any librarian!– Providence

– Miami

– Denver

– Charlotte